Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people inhabiting the Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago.
- noun The Austronesian language of the Malays.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Malays or their language.
- adjective Of or relating to Malaysia, the Malay Peninsula, or the Malay Archipelago.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A native of Malacca or of the Malay peninsula, or of the adjacent islands.
- noun The language of the Malays. It is a dialect belonging to the Malayan branch of the Malay-Polynesian family.
- noun A variety of the domestic hen, having a tall and slender shape like that of the exhibition game, but larger, and long legs and neck and a close, low tail.
- Of or pertaining to the Malays or to their country. Also
Malaic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country.
- adjective (Bot.) a myrtaceous tree (
Eugenia Malaccensis ) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or relating to the Malays, a people living in
Brunei , on the eastern coast ofSumatra , the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan inIndonesia , in most ofMalaysia (states where they are politically dominant), inSingapore and in the southernmost provinces ofThailand . - adjective usage generally frowned upon by Malays and Malaysians of or related to
Malaysia , its people and/or culture. - adjective in, of or otherwise relating to Malay, a generic name for the languages spoken by Malays.
- noun A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of
Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malayarchipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia. - noun Type of mild
curry made withyoghurt andfruit , usuallypineapple orlychee . - proper noun The Malay language, an
Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and in states they dominate.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
- noun a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The girl, Syahida Said ( "Sy" in Malay is pronounced as "sh"), had severe brain and lung injuries, and was pronounced brain dead three days after the accident.
Muslim Girl's Organs Save Four People JDsg 2007
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Thereafter, the term Malay applied to those who practiced Islam and spoke a version of the Malay language; identity and behaviour, rather than descent, became the criteria for being Malay, so that previously animist and Hindu-Buddhist peoples of various origins could identify themselves and even merge with the prestigious Malays.
Archive 2001-01-01 Lionheart 2001
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Thereafter, the term Malay applied to those who practiced Islam and spoke a version of the Malay language; identity and behaviour, rather than descent, became the criteria for being Malay, so that previously animist and Hindu-Buddhist peoples of various origins could identify themselves and even merge with the prestigious Malays.
Islam's War to Save the World Lionheart 2001
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It must be observed indeed that in common speech the term Malay, like that of Moor in the continent of
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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In extent iccome Malays $ the term Malay being it is about equal to the principality of
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Actually my Malay is already stumped on the title!
Kutu Kutu Sharon Bakar 2005
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Since the world began the peacock's tail which we call the Malay
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I suggest you read it, if you want to understand the world view of Malays with inferiority complex, or what I call the Malay Inferiorists.
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Khoo announced that a collection of Tarn’s poetry in Malay is underway and should be published next year.
Nathaniel Tarn Sharon Bakar 2005
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Khoo announced that a collection of Tarn’s poetry in Malay is underway and should be published next year.
Archive 2005-04-01 Sharon Bakar 2005
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